Superhuman Restraint Unit

Superhuman Restraint Unit

The (Anti-)Superhuman Restraint Unit is a fictional special operations unit of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the Marvel Comicsuniverse designed by penciller, Howard Chaykin. These S.H.I.E.L.D. agents wear armor, and use hardware, designed by Tony Stark and Stark Enterprise employee, Kenny and are trained to take down superhuman combatants. During the events of the Civil War, where these agents were sent to bring in rogue superheroes, its members (and the armored suits themselves) became known as Cape-Killers (sometimes written Capekiller).

During the events of Marvel Comics' Civil Warcrossover, the United States government passed a Superhuman Registration Act and used a division of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, recently trained to deal specifically with superhuman threats, to enforce the law. These foot soldiers of S.H.I.E.L.D., known as (Anti-)Superhuman Restraint Unit, and more commonly Cape-Killers, were spread out across Marvel comics, and came into conflict with various superpowered individuals throughout the event and into the subsequent Initiative story arc.

Cape-Killer armor

Armor

Not much has been revealed in the comics about the Stark Enterprise's armor which is used by the Cape-Killers. During appearances of this unit, two different styles of helmet have been used; a Riotsquad style helmet and, more commonly, a helmet with a Filter stylegas mask.

These suits are out-fitted with internal comm systems, and hover discs that give the wearers the ability of flight which have been seen in various comics.

Weapons

The Cape-Killer's various firearms in early comics shot tranquilizer darts though later they have been shown to use geneticparalyzerlaser weapons.

Weaknesses

The armor suits have been shown to be susceptible to power surges in several issues, and Nick Fury, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s former director who went into hiding after the events of the Secret Warlimited series, would later develop a device that transmitted an electromagnetic overload pulse-broadcast straight into their comm systems, shutting down their suits and frying there electrical systems that was show to take down several unit members at once.

It was later shown that former Stark Enterprise employee and a designer of the Cape-Killer armor, Kenny has an override code on his high tech palm pilot that can freeze the suits.

Known Cape-Killer teams and members

9-6 - unlicensed hero recovery team.

Agent Abrams - he lead a Superhuman Restraint Unit to capture Robert "Nitro" Hunter; they failed and died when they were caught in a Nitro generated explosion.